[ PBS ] House passes Republican bill requiring voters provide proof of U.S. citizenship
The House passed one of Republicans’ signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections, one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities.
Nearly all Democrats lined up against the bill and warned that it risks disenfranchising millions of Americans who do not have ready access to the proper documents.
This marks Republicans’ second attempt at passing the SAVE Act. It passed the House last year but failed in the Senate amid Democratic opposition.
It’s unlikely to fare any better this year. While Republicans won control of the Senate last fall, they have a narrow majority that falls short of the 60 votes they would need to overcome a filibuster.
The SAVE Act would require all applicants using the federal voter registration form to provide documentary proof of citizenship in person at their local election office. Among the acceptable documents are a valid U.S. passport and a government-issued photo ID card presented alongside a certified birth certificate.
DPA Note: It’s super important for United States to have this piece of BASIC FOUNDATION OF DEMOCRACTIC ELECTION NORMS passed, to bring USA in line with democracies overseas. The lack of ID to vote remains to be a massive loophole for potential election fraud to happen, endangering not just US democracy, but also the peace and safety of everyone outside of United States – as we all sees how US corruption leads to anarchy/chaos in another country, leads to war, leads to sufferings all around the world.